Bottle-closure.



, V UNITED- STATESl LEONARD D. PARKS, OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF TO PATENT OFFICE.

`ANDERSON D. HONEYCUT, OF GATESVILLE, TEXAS.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,326, datedNovember, 1902.`

Application inea April 12. 1902.

" To all whomit may concern.-

\ Be it known that I, LEONARD D. PARKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grabes-` ville, in the county of Coryell and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful 'Improvements in Bottle-Closures;and [do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which ro it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to the class of articles generally known asbottles, and

i has for its object to provide extreme simplicity of construction, sothat little difficulty will i5 be experienced in the manufacture andutilization of the bottle or receptacle.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of zo the meansfor effecting the result reference is to be had to the followingdescription and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic features of the invention aresusceptible of modil iication, still the preferred embodiment ofthe l.invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a vertical section of the upper t portion of a bottle, showing theapplication `goof the invention. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 withthe cork removed. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a modification.Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same treference characters. The bottle or receptacle l maybe of any shape oroutline preferred and has formed upon the neck portion 2 andapproximately :V46 near the mouth thereof a swelled portion 3. l Anannular groove 4 is also formed upon the inner circumference of the neckat the swelled portion of same. The groove iimay be of-any desired depthor shape in cross-section, being )i5 either circular, dovetail, orotherwise. `The l closure for the bottle consists of the ordinary corkor stopper 5, which is forced into the bottle to a depth to uncover theannular groove 4.

5o ,y Above the stopper 5 is placed a layer of Serial No. 102,627. (Nomodel.)

`plastic material 6 or the like, which may be 'composed of eithercement, wax, solder, or analogous substance. This filler 6 is placed inthe neck of the receptacle in its plastic or molten state and enters andfills the annular groove 4, being retained within the neck of the bottleby the lips 7,-formed upon each side of the groove. These lips 7 servenot only to `effectually hold the plastic seal or filler within theneck, but prevent that por- 6o tion of the same within the groove frombeing removed. Also they weaken the surface ofthe filler at the edge, sothat it may be easily broken out from and away from the cork when it isdesired to extract the latter. The trade-mark or other imprint of thefirm using the bottle may be impressed upon the filler while in itsplastic or soft state, thus doubly insuring the bottle against beingreused Without detection.

In carrying out the invention the stopper 5 is first forced within theneck of the bottle in the manner described. The filler 6 is then placedabove the said stopper while same is in its plastic state. This fillerhardening becomes a solid seal, and when it is desired to withdraw thecontents of the receptacle the same must be broken away, and the cork 5thereby exposed may be removed.

The portion of the filler within the .annular So groove 4 havinghardened, it is impossible to remove same. To the purchaser this will ofcourse indicate that the contents of the bottle or receptacle are notthose of the original seller. i

The swelled or enlarged portion at the mouth of the bottle-neck would beblown in the process of manufacture, the groove therein 4being formed atthe same time.

The seal constitutes, in effect, a detector 9o and comprises a bodyportion and a peripheral portion 8, designated as the interlockingportion, since it enters the groove or seat 4 and is retained therein bythe opposing lips 7 even after the central portion is re- 95 moved, asshown in Fig. 2. A break-line 9 is formed in each side of the detectorand corresponds with the inner circumference of the neck and with thelips 7 the break-lines in -both sides of the detector being incoincident roo relation to facilitate the removal of the central portionof the detector when struck a smart blow by the handle of a corkscrew orother implement conveniently at hand. This leaves a smooth passage forthe exit of the cork or closure when being extracted. The interlockingportion 8 is retained in the groove 4 by the lips 7 and cannot beremoved even though the part 8 be cracked or broken in a number ofplaces.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. Anecked receptacle having a groove in the inner wall of its neck toreceive the edge portion of a seal, and lips at the open side of thegroove extended inward from the walls thereof toward each other andterminating in edges about in line with the inner Walls of the neck,said lips serving to determine the line of separation between the middleand edge portions of the seal and to retain said edge port-ion withinthe groove after the central por-- tion of the seal has been removed,substantially as described.

2. In combination, a necked receptacle havinga groove in the inner Wallof its neck, lips at the open side of the groove extended inward fromthe Walls thereof toward each other and terminating in edges about inline with lthe inner walls of the neck, and a seal comprising a centralbody portion and a peripheral portion, Vlines in opposite sides of theseal separating the central and peripheral portions and conforming tothe aforesaid lips, the peripheral portion of the seal being seated inthe groove and held in place therein by said lips after the centralportion of the seal is removed, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEONARD D. PARKS. [L s] Witnesses:

B. MOORE, J. A. FELLRATH.

